Connecticut Route 34

Route 34
Route 34
	Map of southern Connecticut with Route 34 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CTDOT
Length	24.37 mi (39.22 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
West end	Washington Avenue in Newtown
	I-84 / US 6 in Newtown; Route 8 in Derby; Route 15 / Wilbur Cross Parkway in Orange;
East end	I-91 / I-95 in New Haven
Location
Country	United States
State	Connecticut
Counties	Fairfield, New Haven
Highway system
	Connecticut State Highway System; Interstate; US; State SSR; SR; ; Scenic;

Route 34 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Route 34 is 24.37 miles (39.22 km) long, and extends from Washington Avenue near I-84/US 6 in Newtown to the junction of I-95 and I-91 in New Haven. The highways connects the New Haven and Danbury areas via the Lower Naugatuck River Valley. The portion of the route between New Haven and Derby was an early toll road known as the Derby Turnpike.

The mile-long freeway segment, the Oak Street Connector, was rerouted to city streets as part of the New Haven Downtown Crossing project.

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